ninety-seven

[ nahyn-tee-sev-uhn ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 7.
2. a symbol for this number, as 97 or XCVII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 97 in number.

Example Sentences

Of the ninety-seven faces staring back, only nine were women.

From Literature

Imagine being ninety-seven years old and transitioning to a new resident.

From Fox News

“Four ninety-seven?! Nuh-uh. No way. Put it back. You can have one highlighter.”

From Literature

Dana Fradon, a New Yorker cartoonist who died on October 3rd, at the age of ninety-seven, was the last of the magazine’s legendary artists who were brought to its pages by Harold Ross.

From The New Yorker

This past April, it helped three hundred and ninety-seven callers, and Njoku spent much of her time in her car.

From The New Yorker